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Alli Farkas replied to Nancy Speir's discussion mane going different directions in the group Amateur Dressage

"My trainer also maintains that a one-sided mane indicates a one-sided horse. The reason is that the underdeveloped neck muscles allow the mane to fall on the weaker side. As the neck muscles get more evenly worked, the mane will split and fall…"

Aug 5, 2011

Queenrider replied to Nancy Speir's discussion mane going different directions in the group Amateur Dressage

"A "split" mane means the horse's shoulders are uneven. If you have a good eye you may be able to see the difference by standing in front of her and examining the top of the shoulders. If your work is correct , the split will…"

Aug 5, 2011

Nancy Speir added a discussion to the group Amateur Dressage

mane going different directions

I puchased my mare about a year and a half ago and all her mane was neatly on one side of her neck. She was also very one-sided on the bit and in her body. After lots of dressage work and chiropractic work she is finally getting evenly supple both directions. I noticed her mane is now flipping on both sides of her neck. Some on the left and some on the right.A friend at my barn said it's a sign the horse is getting more even-sided, which correlated with what I have been experiencing training…See More

Aug 4, 2011

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